Delivery of an 18m windfarm support vessel
21. June 2011
| Editorial staff Ship&Offshore
The 18.25m aluminium catamaran is the 16th “Catfish” type catamaran whose design was specifically developed for UK and surrounding waters. This is Excel Marine’s fith catamaran in as many years with a further boat (another 18.25m) on order from ABC Ltd. “Viking” is a versatile vessel with many additional features to those fitted to “Vulcan”. She is powered by twin Cat C32 engines achieving speeds of 29knots with more to come when full power is available, making her one of the fastest boats currently in the industry.
Among others additional features are a retractable diving platform/ ladder assembly for ease of access to and from the water and a high pressure high volume firefighting pump.
